Growing a backbone in 2012
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest orators that the world has ever been blessed to hear. But the enduring characteristic ... Hunger games and high stakes
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor No one should have been surprised by last week’s arrest of a white gentleman in St. John the Baptist Parish who decided to exact a little revenge ... Life is a long meditation/prayer/healing
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist After working well into the morning, I did not welcome a call just several hours into a deep sleep. Besides, the caller was someone prone to ...
Native son is finally honored as war hero
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Federal lawmakers paid homage earlier this summer to a group of Black World War II veterans who, until now, had not received their due as members of ... Now, the real work begins
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The 2012 Democratic National Convention was an exuberant celebration of President Obama, his accomplishments, and the many ways his presidency has made us better off than we ... Preachers arrested at gay pride party plan to sue
(RNS) — Nine preachers and activists who were arrested on Sept. 1 after they allegedly yelled slurs during the Southern Decadence gay pride festival plan to sue the city of ... Stronger state protections needed to prevent voter intimidation
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — With Tea Party-affiliated groups planning a massive effort to challenge voters in targeted communities on and before Election Day, a new report ... Urban IDEAcenter launched in N.O.
On Wednesday, September 12, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans and The Idea Village announced the launch of the Urban IDEAcenter, an entrepreneurial hub located in the Upper 9th ... 100 Black Men of Metropolitan New Orleans Voter Registration Drive
The 100 Black Men of Metropolitan New Orleans will conduct voter registration drives at Xavier and Dillard Universities Saturday, September 15 from 1 pm to 4 pm, the organization announced ... Oil sullies coast as DOJ slams BP settlement
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Tar ball and mats of old oil have washed ashore in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. The State of Louisiana closed a 12-mile stretch of shoreline in ...
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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest orators that the world has ever been blessed to hear. But the enduring characteristic ... Hunger games and high stakes
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor No one should have been surprised by last week’s arrest of a white gentleman in St. John the Baptist Parish who decided to exact a little revenge ... Life is a long meditation/prayer/healing
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist After working well into the morning, I did not welcome a call just several hours into a deep sleep. Besides, the caller was someone prone to ...
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Federal lawmakers paid homage earlier this summer to a group of Black World War II veterans who, until now, had not received their due as members of ... Now, the real work begins
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The 2012 Democratic National Convention was an exuberant celebration of President Obama, his accomplishments, and the many ways his presidency has made us better off than we ... Preachers arrested at gay pride party plan to sue
(RNS) — Nine preachers and activists who were arrested on Sept. 1 after they allegedly yelled slurs during the Southern Decadence gay pride festival plan to sue the city of ... Stronger state protections needed to prevent voter intimidation
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — With Tea Party-affiliated groups planning a massive effort to challenge voters in targeted communities on and before Election Day, a new report ... Urban IDEAcenter launched in N.O.
On Wednesday, September 12, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans and The Idea Village announced the launch of the Urban IDEAcenter, an entrepreneurial hub located in the Upper 9th ... 100 Black Men of Metropolitan New Orleans Voter Registration Drive
The 100 Black Men of Metropolitan New Orleans will conduct voter registration drives at Xavier and Dillard Universities Saturday, September 15 from 1 pm to 4 pm, the organization announced ... Oil sullies coast as DOJ slams BP settlement
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Tar ball and mats of old oil have washed ashore in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. The State of Louisiana closed a 12-mile stretch of shoreline in ...
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